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Cravings Food Village, an Asian-inspired food hall, opens in Chino

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  • Lifestyle blogger Connie Yang with friend, Jeff Zhang, both of Walnut, sample musubi, a popular Japanese rice snack, from Tenori during its debut at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Hayaku (hurry) the crispy seaweed will wilt if you don’t eat it first in this bento box. Tenori’s musubi is sprinkled with sesame seeds and nori strips over warm rice. In traditional Japanese fashion, the packaging was a work of art with individual slots for ginger, wasabi and soy sauce at Cravings Food Village in Chino, Calif. on Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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  • Customers wait in line to order from vendors at Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Dos Chinos’ pork belly jicama tacos is served at Cravings Food Village, an Asian-centric food hall/warehouse-style supermarket in Chino, Calif. on Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • If you’re craving Asian, then head to Cravings. A vegetarian Mad Bun with sautŽed mushrooms, slaw and carrots hits the spot at Cravings Food Village, an Asian-centric food hall/warehouse-style supermarket. Ranch 99 introduces the first Inland Empire store in Chino, Calif. The grand opening is Saturday. Photographed on the soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Pinky Promise delivers with its cream-filled, Fruity Pebbles Crack dessert. The yum factor is high with its crunchy exterior and light, creamy center at Cravings Food Village, an Asian-centric food hall/warehouse-style supermarket. in Chino, Calif. Photographed on its soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. The grand opening is Saturday. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Cauldron Ice Cream’s H2O Rose has a subtle floral flavor topped with rose sugar at Cravings Food Village in Chino, Calif. The eatery had one of the longest line at its soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Mad Bun’s Chicky Minaj features fried chicken, sweet chili, green onions and slaw surrounded by a doughy hand-sized bun at Cravings Food Village. In four to six bites it’s gone. The warehouse-style supermarket with Asian eateries is located at Chino Spectrum Marketplace in Chino, Calif. Photographed on its soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Cauldron Ice Cream’s Matcha Latte Green Tea is topped with a house cold cream. Flavors are changed and rotated monthly. It is one of the nine eateries featured at Cravings Food Village in Chino, Calif. The dessert was one of the most photographed during the soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Cravings Food Village in Chino, Calif. has several communal spaces and even communal faucets. The sparse eatery side of the warehouse contrasts the more busier look of the grocery store. Photographed during its soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • From left, Lea Ma, 8, Kaeli Gonzalez, 11, and Kaitlyn Ma, 11, enjoying their ice cream from Cauldron Ice Cream at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Philip Juan of Chino Hills applauds Cravings Food Village coming to his city. Daughter Penelope Juan, 1, shows her excitement as they near the counter at Tenori, (te means hand, nori is seaweed in Japanese).grand opening is Saturday. Photographed on its soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • People dine and explore the food hall inside Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Joanna Zhang of Rowland Heights also known as food blogger monsterlovetoeat looks at her stash at Cravings Food Village, an Asian food hall and supermarket in Chino, Calif. The grand opening is Saturday. Photographed during the soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • People shop at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • A customer shops for produce at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • People shop at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Aiko Komuro-Navarro, 6, left, and her twin sister, Zara, display the crack bars from Pinky Promise, as the modern Taiwanese bakery makes it debut, at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • People shop at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Customers try out food samples as they explore inside Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • This couple who’d only give their names as eatwithjane, left, and food-ninja Instagram Cauldron Ice Cream at Cravings Food Village in Chino, Calif. The grand opening is Saturday. Photographed during its soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Cravings Food Hall very own beer and wine bar Piju is at the center of it all in Chino, Calif. The grand opening is Saturday. Photographed during its soft opening, Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Nine Asian eateries are featured at Cravings Food Village in Chino, Calif., which used to be Food 4 Less. The other half is a global grocery store. The grand opening is Saturday. Photographed on Thursday Oct. 18, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

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Cravings Food Village, an Asian-inspired food hall/warehouse-style supermarket with a hip, communal vibe, opened its first Inland Empire store at Chino Spectrum Marketplace this week. The former Food 4 Less grocery store site at 4024 Grand Ave. includes multiple dining spaces, a hot deli, and a modern Taiwanese bakery.

At first glance, the nine eateries don’t look particularly Asian, only in simplicity. That all changes if you look beyond the thin table railing dividing the warehouse space to where the retail space is filled with international goods.

The all-Asian food hall by 99 Ranch Market has its grand opening Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

“I’ve been waiting for this day since Food 4 less closed,” Chino Hills resident Martin Rodriguez said as he sat on a Tenori barstool holding his 3-year-old daughter Alyssa. They munched on Wingman Kitchen’s chicken wings.

Several other visitors remembered when Chino Hills had only two Asian restaurants, about 15 years ago, many of those cited Asian food as their favorite.

Cravings Food Hall features nine curated food vendors and its very own beer and wine bar “Piju.”• Cauldron Ice Cream: https://www.instagram.com/cauldronicecream/• Dos Chinos: https://www.instagram.com/doschinos/• Madbun: https://www.instagram.com/eatmadbun/• Oi Asian Fusion: https://www.instagram.com/oiasianfusion/• Pinky Promise will make its debut as a modern Taiwanese bakery.• Red Envelope: https://www.instagram.com/redenvelopeco/• Wingman Kitchen: https://www.instagram.com/wingmankitchen/• Shomi Noods: https://www.instagram.com/shomi.noods/• Tenori: https://www.instagram.com/tenori.co/

BUSINESS HOURSThe store is open seven days a week and business hours are the followings:Sunday to Thursday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Market)Friday to Saturday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Market)Sunday to Thursday: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Food Hall)Friday to Saturday: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (Food Hall)